A pair of Derby 'Pale Family' candlestick figures, circa 1756-58A pair of Derby 'Pale Family' candlestick figures, circa 1756-58Modelled as a farmer and his wife, each standing before a trunk applied with flowers and surmounted by a candle nozzle, the scrolled bases picked out in puce and green and applied with more flowers, their costumes washed in bright colours and painted in 'cotton stem' style, 25cm high, patch marks (2)ProvenanceBrenda Dunning CollectionFor a very similar pair see Dennis G Rice, Derby Porcelain (1983), p.104, fig.51.